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Solar Power in Building Design is a comprehensive solar power design reference resource and timely
educational book for our planet’s troubled times. With global warming, pollution, and the waste of
energy showing their irreparable damage, Dr. Peter Gevorkian’s book is pioneering in the field of
solar power cogeneration and fills a significant technology educational void sorely needed to miti-
gate our present environmental pollution. Dr. Gevorkian explains difficult technical concepts with
such ease that it becomes a pleasure to read the entire book. It is truly remarkable how the detailed
explanation of each process facilitates the conveyance of knowledge from a scientific source to a
nontechnical reader.
EDWARD ALEXANIANS, S.E.
Sr. Engineer
Los Angeles County Research Engineering Department

Solar Power in Building Design is the comprehensive reference manual on solar power systems. This
is a must read for anyone who will be implementing a solar power system from small residential
applications to large commercial or industrial applications. This book has everything from the theory
of solar power generation, to design guidelines, to the economics of solar systems. The field of solar
power generation is advancing very quickly; however, this book includes the most current technology
available and also includes emerging research and trends that provide a view of the future in solar
power systems.
STEVE S. HIRAI, P.E.
Principal Engineer
Montgomery Watson Americas

Solar Power in Building Design is a remarkably comprehensive and easy-to-read book on solar
power technology. The book as a design reference manual is very timely, relevant, and informative
and exposes the reader to the entire spectrum of solar power technology as a whole. The most
remarkable attribute of the book is that it can be read and understood by anyone without previous
knowledge of the subject.
GUADALUPE FLORES, AIA
President
Pasadena and Foothill AIA Chapter

Dr. Peter Gevorkian’s latest in a series of three books on sustainable energy truly hits the mark as the
ultimate go-to guide for anything and everything quite literally “under the sun” relating to making use
of this vital resource—solar energy.
In a text that is immediately engaging and understandable to anyone with the need or desire to
expand knowledge in this vital technology, Dr Gevorkian reveals that harnessing sunlight into a prac-
tical energy source is doable in the here and now. Charts, graphs, photos, and illustrations are deftly
used to support the vital concepts he explains so clearly. Everything you could possibly need, from
conceptual presentation to a client, to site evaluation, to the nuts and bolts of components and instal-
lation methods are found here. Additionally, the text explains the historical development of the tech-
nologies and components from which today’s products are derived.
MARY KANIAN
Environmentalist